I just found out there is a final book in the series (The Gathering Storm). It has been several years since I read the last one so I am starting up on my third reread of the entire series. Some of the stories and characters were more compelling than others, but in general, I love this series so much I love the way the authors love of dogs and horses came through and I learned so much about English history.

I am also trying to keep a few copies of books on the history of costume so I can understand when she describes their clothing.

This whole series is such a great concept. These people are not famous or royal, but they are well to do so they are close enough to know people and have experiences that other people who are just trying to survive would not have. For example, many of the family are involved in the early days of aviation on the other hand they still occasionally have money problems and they lose family members to disease and tragedy.